Meaning

2 senses
  1. (UK, uncountable)Elevenses

  2. (uncountable)A call in any children's game, such as jacks, where eleven actions must be performed.

Origin

* From dialectal elevens (“the eleven-o'clock meal”).

* From dialectal elevens (“the eleven-o'clock meal”).

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Word family

1 related words
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See also

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